An investigation is underway after the toddler was discovered deceased in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday, Feb. An investigation is underway after a 1-year-old girl was found dead in a car outside a daycare center in Australia.
On Tuesday, Feb. The release confirmed, "Officers from Burwood Police Area Command have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation. Authorities said there was "no further information available at this stage. While speaking at a news conference on Tuesday evening, local superintendent Christine McDonald said that amid the early stages of the investigation, police believe the baby "was left inside the vehicle for an extended period of time.
McDonald confirmed a male occupant of the vehicle had been taken to hospital "suffering shock" and was "currently being assessed," adding that the man was a "direct relative of the baby," and that police would speak to him "to obtain more details.
The cause of death is currently unknown and will be determined by the coroner, but McDonald said they believed the baby had been left in the vehicle "on a very hot day in Sydney. According to the Bureau of Meteorology BOM , temperatures reached almost 30 degrees Celsius around 86 Fahrenheit in the neighboring Sydney suburb of Canterbury at around 3 p. Crime Crime News. By Becca Longmire. Becca Longmire.
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